June 28, 2012 6:59 pm

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After much debate in the days leading up to the NBA draft about the possibility of Tony Wroten falling out of the first round, the Husky freshman guard realized his dream of being a first round draft pick. The Memphis Grizzlies selected Wroten with the 25th pick of the first round.

Wroten averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He had a freshman record 66 steals.

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A proud native of Longview, Wash., Christian Caple joins The News Tribune after covering Washington State football and men's basketball for two years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane (though he lived in Pullman). He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Washington, an avid NWAACC basketball fan, and is unsure how to proceed now that Breaking Bad is over.

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Jason Kidd and Rajon Rondo are just two names of guys who couldn’t shoot when they came out of college and somehow managed to make it. They may not have been as bad as Wroten, but they had the same issue. Time will tell.

That may be the only time I’ve ever seen Tony Wroten mentioned in the same context as Rajon Rondo or Jason Kidd…for good reason. Wroten’s got talent, no question, but there’s a lot more to basketball than just showing up on time. As you say, time will tell.

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